game news After all, Nintendo doesn’t pay that much attention to plagiarism… as long as it stays in its eShop
We know the Kyoto-based company doesn’t usually grapple with legal issues, having managed to shut down various ROM sites. The presence of an imitation of The Last of Us in its eShop is discussed.
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It’s been a long time since Nintendo’s seal of approval promised well-licensed games from the Japanese company. As the Switch began to show signs of success, many independent developers wanted to take advantage of the small hybrid’s stellar sales to get a piece of the pie. Unfortunately, some developers don’t have the best of intentions and don’t hesitate to offer poorly designed games in hopes of finding buyers.…thanks to a misunderstanding.
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But there are potentially worse things than bad horse games designed to rip off parents. Nintendo’s eShop is full of clones of existing titles, apps that copy covers, titles and also graphic style of famous games to better fool customers.. The player for example dug up”space“, an imitation of Dead Space or “Gangster Life: Criminal Untold‘ which the site states appears to be inspired by Grand Theft Auto. Sometimes it can be said that, above all, it is an inspiration or even a tribute, and not a desire to deceive the buyer. But The Last Hope is little more than a pale copy of Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us.
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With artwork and a title that inevitably makes one think of The Last of Us, The Last Hope appears to be a poor copy of Naughty Dog’s software. In order to avoid a lawsuit from Sony, the developer offers a game whose content ultimately differs from the underlying one. The story is about traveling back in time to avoid the zombie apocalypse, and this is where Ellie, nicknamed Eve, cowers every time she sees monsters coming her way. Behind The Last Hope is VG Games, a publisher who has a habit of producing apps seemingly designed to lure potential buyers into traps. It offers imitations of popular apps like Need for Speed or Plants Vs Zombies in the eShop.
At the time of this writing Nintendo lets these games go on sale which shouldn’t be there though as they look like scams. This might come as a surprise when you’re talking about a giant that keeps an eye on how its intellectual property is being used and sometimes plagiarized.
